ATS3717 Health, culture and society
Faculty of Arts
ATS3717 Health, culture and society is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3717. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3717
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3717
No unit lists ATS3717 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Prohibitions: ATS2717, HSC2022, AZA2717, AZA3717
Overview
The unit examines the sociological aspects of health. Seminar topics include: media representations of health and illness; public campaigns on smoking, alcohol and obesity; the turn to popular culture in health communications, including the CDC's popular 'zombie preparedness' campaign; responses to 21st century pandemics, including swine flu, SARS and Avian flu; the social and psychological impact of new biotechnologies to prevent and treat diseases, and; reproductive and sexual health. You will gain knowledge of the contribution of sociology and related disciplines to the advancement of public health policy and communications in changing and complex societies.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3717.
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseExercise30%
- EssayWritten40%
- ReportWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and describe key social science perspectives on medicine and health care in contemporary society.
- 2
Discuss the implications of medicine and health care for individuals and communities.
- 3
Apply critical arguments to current problems, debates and controversies.
- 4
Identify implications for public policy.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS3717 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
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- HLTHHUMT01Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Mark Davis
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Mark Davis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3717?
ATS3717 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3717 offered?
ATS3717 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ATS3717?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3717 have an exam?
No. ATS3717 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3717?
ATS3717 is part of Anthropology, Health humanities and Sociology.